Chapter 415 Poisoning
"Where is Chun Hongren?" Meng Lingge put Wen Woyu down, her tone anxious. "Has anyone summoned the imperial physician or Doctor Lu Shui?"
"I had them move Aunt Chunhong to a shady spot behind that palace. I summoned the imperial physician, but he hasn't arrived yet. I haven't summoned Aunt Lushui either." Wen Woyu wiped away her tears and pointed to a nearby palace.
Wen Zhiming glanced at the wooden pieces on the ground and noticed that they were slightly different in size, but each piece was thin and sharp, clearly indicating that it was an ingenious mechanism.
After instructing the two guards to protect the evidence, he squatted down, carried Wen Woyu on his back, and pulled Meng Lingge towards the back of the palace.
"Let's go take a look first."
As Meng Lingge turned around, she saw the scratches on Wen Woyu's hand; the skin was broken, and two thin lines of blood were seeping out.
It was especially noticeable on her fair and soft little hands.
The little guy, who usually cries out in pain at the slightest mosquito bite, seemed oblivious to his injury, his face filled with worry and guilt.
Meng Lingge gently brushed away the dust around Wen Woyu's wound and said softly.
"After the imperial physician has examined your Aunt Chunhong's injuries, he will apply medicine to her."
"I'm fine."
Wen Woyu's lips drooped slightly, "Mother, if it weren't for Aunt Chunhong saving me, those wood chips would definitely have pierced my body... Am I a bad child? Last time they poisoned me, and now they're blowing wood chips to pierce me..."
"Of course not." A fierce glint flashed in Wen Zhiming's eyes, but his tone was gentle.
“Woyu is the most beautiful and sensible child in the world, the apple of Father’s eye. These people are targeting you because they want to use you against Father. It’s not your problem, nor Father’s problem, it’s these bad people’s problem.”
"Will Aunt Chunhong be alright?" Wen Woyu asked worriedly. "Can the imperial physician save her?"
“She definitely will,” Meng Lingge replied. “Your Aunt Chunhong will definitely be alright.”
As they spoke, the three of them arrived at the inner side of the palace. Chunhong and two eunuchs were placed on a shady open space, and a group of palace maids anxiously circled around them. Upon seeing the three of them, they all knelt down and bowed.
"Rise."
Wen Zhiming and the other two walked over and saw that the three people on the ground had black lips and bluish-black faces, and the blood seeping from the places where they had been stabbed by the wooden pieces was dark black.
Chunhong was probably less likely to have been pricked, so her complexion was relatively better than the two young eunuchs.
Meng Lingge was heartbroken to see this. Thinking that Chunhong was still an unmarried girl, she had someone bring a screen from inside the palace to surround Chunhong. She also arranged for someone to invite Doctor Lushui.
During these three years, Wen Zhiming was preparing for his abdication, and Meng Lingge was not idle either. She gradually settled down the few maids she was most worried about. Now only Chunhong was left. A few days ago, she arranged a suitable marriage for Chunhong.
Chunhong and the man are both very satisfied, and if there are no unforeseen circumstances, they should get married next month.
Unfortunately, something else went wrong at this critical juncture.
She didn't know who was responsible for attacking three-year-old Woyu, but she knew the reason without even guessing: it was one of these two possibilities.
Either it was the family members of the villains Wen Zhiming offended while dealing with corrupt officials, or it was the officials in the court who repeatedly failed to persuade Wen Zhiming to select concubines, thus harboring evil intentions and preparing to harm Wen Zhiming's only child to force him to submit.
"The imperial physician has arrived."
At the call of a palace maid, Meng Lingge turned around and saw four imperial physicians arrive at once, including Lu Shui.
When the palace maid went to the Imperial Hospital to convey Wen Woyu's oral decree, she mentioned sending more imperial physicians. The Imperial Hospital thought that something had happened to the princess, and all the staff on duty rushed over.
They were somewhat surprised to see that the person involved in the incident was a palace maid and two eunuchs.
Without saying anything, Lu Shui greeted Meng Lingge and went to check on Chun Hong's injuries.
The other three imperial physicians remained frozen after bowing to the Emperor and Empress. They were used to treating the masters of the palace, and it would be a laughing stock if word got out that these two eunuchs had made them go through all that trouble.
But with the Emperor and Empress present, they could not leave rashly and had no choice but to stand there and wait for the Emperor's instructions.
Wen Zhiming and Meng Lingge hadn't expected so many imperial physicians to come. They guessed it was an arrangement made by Woyu in a panic, so they didn't explain further. Since they were already there, they decided to let them all take a look.
"These people were injured while protecting the princess. Please examine their injuries and see how to treat them."
Wen Zhiming gave the order, and upon hearing that these people had been injured while protecting the princess, the imperial physicians dared not delay any longer. They carried their medicine boxes and squatted down in front of the injured to examine them carefully.
One imperial physician was responsible for one injured person, and an extra imperial physician stood in the middle blaming himself for running too slowly, unsure whether to go and assist his colleague or wait quietly to the side.
In the end, not wanting to miss this opportunity to make a good impression on the emperor, he ran around to the left and right, but didn't help at all, yet seemed very busy.
Meng Lingge spoke up promptly.
"The princess has abrasions on her hands. Do you have any ointment?"
The busy imperial physician nodded immediately upon hearing this, picked up his medicine box and walked over. He glanced at Wen Woyu's wound and said, "Princess, the skin on your hand is broken. Wash it with this medicine first, disinfect it, and then apply the medicine. It will heal quickly and won't leave a scar."
Upon hearing this, the palace maid behind Meng Lingge cleverly stepped forward to apply medicine to Wen Woyu. Wen Woyu withdrew her hand and said in a sweet voice, "Mother Empress, please apply the medicine for me."
"Okay, just bear with it."
Meng Lingge knew the medicine would hurt a bit, so she poured it onto Wen Woyu's wound. The pain brought tears to Wen Woyu's eyes, but she bravely refrained from crying out.
The imperial physician immediately handed over another tube of ointment. Just as he was about to speak, Meng Lingge took it and quickly applied it to Wen Woyu's wound. This time, the ointment was cool and smooth, suppressing the pain and bringing waves of comfort.
Wen Woyu looked at the wound curiously: "This ointment feels very comfortable. What's your name?"
The imperial physician was somewhat flattered to see Wen Woyu staring at him.
"My name is Xu Wangyan, and I am a newly arrived imperial physician in the Imperial Medical Academy."
After asking the question, the little princess didn't take it seriously and anxiously went to check on Chunhong's condition.
Meng Lingge was slightly startled; it turned out that this person was the imperial physician who had been entangled with Lu Shui.
Two months ago, when Lvshui came to Fengyi Palace to catch up with her, she mentioned that a young imperial physician surnamed Xu had recently joined the Imperial Medical Academy. Despite his superb medical skills, he always pretended not to know anything and deliberately sought opportunities to approach and harass her.
Meng Lingge offered to secretly help Lvshui solve this problem, but Lvshui hurriedly shook her head, saying it wasn't necessary and that she could handle it herself.
They both share the surname Xu, and he's a recent arrival. Furthermore, he's wearing clothes in the same color scheme as the green water, so it must be him.
While Wen Woyu was treating the wound, the imperial physicians had already obtained their examination results.
"Your Majesty, the wounds on the injured person are not serious. Although the wooden pieces were specially sharpened, they are still just wooden pieces and can only damage the skin and flesh. They can be healed with some medicine. However, the poison carried by the wooden pieces is more troublesome."
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